- 1[intransitive, transitive] to use a needle and thread to make stitches in cloth My mother taught me how to sew. to sew by hand/machine sew something to sew a seam
- 2[transitive] to make, repair, or attach something using a needle and thread sew something She sews all her own clothes. sew something on Can you sew a button on for me? Surgeons were able to sew the finger back on. Phrasal Verbssew up
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NAmE//soʊ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sew he / she / it sews
past simple sewed
past participle sewed
past participle sewn
-ing form sewing
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